Intel Core i5-12600HX

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12600HX can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i5-12600HX Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 12 Cores and 16 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12600HX also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-12600HX

Description: Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1964

Total Cores: 12 Cores, 16 Threads

Performance Cores: 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 2.5 GHz Base, 4.6 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 1.8 GHz Base, 3.3 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 55 W

TDP Down: 45 W

TDP Up: 157 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 18 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 2 x 2048 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600HX

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 84.85

Overall Rank:
505th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
242nd fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
73rd fastest in out of 1436 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $284.00 USD (2022-04-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

24096

Single Thread Rating

3634

Samples: 28*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12600HX

Integer Math	77,847 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	56,650 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	87 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	32,095 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	16,925 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	278,381 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,538 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	16,188 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,634 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600HX

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell Precision 7000 7670 Mobile Workstation (16" FHD+, Intel Core i5-12600HX (>i7-1280P), 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA RTX A2000 8GB) Laptop for Designer, Architect, 3-Yr WRT, Win 11 Pro w/AI Copilot	$1599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP ZBook Fury 16 G9 16" FHD Mobile Workstation Business Laptop Computer, 12th Gen Intel 12-Core i5-12600HX (Beat i7-11700B), RTX A2000 8GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD, WiFi 6E, Windows 11 Pro	$1059.00 (www.amazon.com)
	hp ZBook Fury 16 G9 16" FHD Mobile Workstation Business Laptop Computer, 12th Gen Intel 12-Core i5-12600HX (Beat i7-11700B), RTX A2000 8GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, WiFi 6E, Windows 11 Pro	$1039.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Precision 7000 7670 16" Mobile Workstation - Full HD Plus - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i5 12th Gen i5-12600HX Dodeca-core (12 Core) 2.50 GHz - 16 GB Total RAM - 256 GB SSD - Aluminum Titan Gray	$1039.11 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Precision 7670 16.0" 500nits FHD Workstation Laptop (Intel i5-12600HX, RTX A2000 8GB, 32GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Backlit KB, 2X Thunderbolt 4, WiFi 6E, BT 5.3, SD Reader, Webcam, W11P)	$1219.77 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600HX		24,096
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,993
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,392
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,464
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,013
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,820
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,793
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,720

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i5-12600HX		84.85
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.63
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.46
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.24
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
Intel Core i5-12600HX		3,634
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,071
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,042
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,673
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,652
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,611
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,420

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600HX
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2245701 - Nov 15 2024		25774
BL2238942 - Nov 07 2024		26232
BL2190555 - Sep 09 2024		18014
BL2190437 - Sep 09 2024		13240
BL2168551 - Aug 13 2024		26124

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600HX
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600HX		24,096
Intel Core i5-12500H vs Intel Core i5-12600HX		21,041 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i5-12600H vs Intel Core i5-12600HX		22,141 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i5-1350P vs Intel Core i5-12600HX		19,059 (-20.9%)
Intel Core i5-1340P vs Intel Core i5-12600HX		18,800 (-22.0%)
Intel Core i5-13420H vs Intel Core i5-12600HX		18,287 (-24.1%)
Intel Core i5-12450H vs Intel Core i5-12600HX		16,951 (-29.7%)
Intel Core i5-13600H vs Intel Core i5-12600HX		23,196 (-3.7%)
Intel Core i5-13450HX vs Intel Core i5-12600HX		25,555 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core i5-12600HX		13,356 (-44.6%)
Intel Core i5-13600HX vs Intel Core i5-12600HX		27,762 (+15.2%)
Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Core i5-12600HX		27,842 (+15.5%)
Intel Core i5-14500HX vs Intel Core i5-12600HX		27,519 (+14.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600HX Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,111
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,992
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,898
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,818
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,520
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,414
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,258
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,234
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,204
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,941
Intel Core i7-14650HX		5,930
Intel Core i5-12600HX		3,459

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